Choosing the Right Game System

Sony and Nintendo released their new systems in time for this year' holiday shopping season. Microsoft's Xbox 360 launched last November allowing Microsoft to get a head start with avid video gamers. So, which will end up the top game system?

The Xbox 360, out for more than a year has sold over 3 million consoles in the US. The Xbox 360 did not however launch smoothly. Manufacturing of the systems started less then 3 months before the launch date which did not allow enough time to meet the demand. By the end of 2005 Microsoft had sold 900,000 consoles in North America. Microsoft already had a large fan base built up after the original Xbox which launched in November of 2001, more than 1 year after the PS2. The Xbox also had one of the most popular first-person shooters. Halo:Combat Evolved and Halo 2 drew millions of new video gamers to the Xbox to play Halo and Microsoft's Xbox Live service allows millions for subscribers to play multiplayer games online together. Gears of War, the most anticipated game of the Xbox 360, launched earlier this fall and has already sold over 2 million copies and is the most popular game on Xbox Live, surpassing Halo 2. Bungie's Halo 3 is scheduled to launch in November of 2007 and will be the last of the Halo trilogy. The Xbox 360 comes in two versions, a premium version which includes a built in hard drive, wireless controller, and many other features. The 360 also comes in a core version which comes with a wired controller, no built in hard drive and less add ons. Xbox 360 is great for the gamer who enjoys playing with friends online or playing shooting games. The Xbox 360 will also play more than 260 of the original Xbox games.